Justin Jackson reflects on graduation, hopes his third NBA season is as good as his third in college

Posted Jun 25, 2019
When Justin Jackson fulfilled a pledge he made to his family that he would graduate college no matter how his journey to the NBA turned out, he wanted to do it right. But he drew the line at going through the university-wide ceremony at North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium. “It was a little too warm to do that,” he said. So he did the next best thing. (Dallas Mavericks)

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